9-20 Which of the following items is a possible example of myopic behavior? Failure to promote deserving employees a. Reducing expenditures on preven- tive maintenance b. Cutting back on new product development c. Buying cheaper, lower-quality mate- rials so that the company does not exceed the materials purchases budget d. All of these.
Variance Analysis
In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for the variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
Standard Costing
The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on the various expenses.
9-20 Which of the following items is a possible example of myopic behavior?
Failure to promote deserving employees
a. Reducing expenditures on preven- tive maintenance
b. Cutting back on new product development
c. Buying cheaper, lower-quality mate- rials so that the company does not exceed the materials purchases budget
d. All of these.
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